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Toys "R" Us Fabulous 15: Hot toys of the holiday season

Published November 10, 2008

The good people at Toys "R" Us headquarters have ways of predicting what the hot new toys for the next Christmas season are going to be.

Does it involve harvesting hundreds of kids' brains in jars and hooking them up to a super computer? Probably not ... but can we be sure?! Who knows what dark arts are practiced in the name of Geoffrey the Giraffe?

Well, no matter the methods, every year they crank out their Fabulous 15 List. And this year is no different. Some choices may be a bit dubious, as they are Toys R Us exclusives, but, with the accuracy of previous-years' predictions, we're willing to give them a pass on that minor indiscretion.

So, here they are, the "Fabulous 15":

Step2 50's DinerWhat better way to start your child off on a career in the food preparation / service industry?!

LEGO Star Wars: The Clone Wars The TwilightWhy this particular set of LEGOs is singled out as the "gotta have it" toy, I dont know. Maybe Toys "R" Us wasn't shifting them fast enough and saw this as a way to move its overstock?

Nintendo Wii FitWhat?! X-Mas has nothing to do with getting fit! I mean, just look at that Santa fellow! Do you think he uses this?!

As you can see, the list encompasses a fairly good range from young to younger age groups, so there's no reason why you shouldn't buy something from this list for a child in your life. In fact, NOT buying them something from this list means you don't really love them enough. True story.

Jeff Somogyi is the dealnews Media Editor. We've begun to suspect that he never received the hottest toys of any of his childhood X-Mases.

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